Mechanically-operated figure toy



' 1,628 331 May A. H. FENCE ET AL MECHANICALLY OPERATED FIGURE TOY IFiled Aug. 5. 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet l 22 all A. H. FENCE ET ALMECHANICALLY OPERATED FIGURE TOY Filed Aug. 3. 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2Patented May 10, 1927.

Parana" rice.

ALONZO IIALLIN FENCE AND WILLIAM ALONZO PENOE, OF SOMERVILLE ALABAMA.

MECHANICALLY-OPERATED FIGURE TOY.-

Application-filed August 3. 1925.

by air currents.

Another object is to'provide mechanism which is simple in construction,will not readily get out of order, and which will operate freely.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds. .the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within thescope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit oftheinvention.

In the accompanying drawings the pro-- ferrcd form of the invention hasbeen shown.

In said drawings,

Figure 1 is a side elevation, certain of the parts being broken away.

Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal section through the figure portionof the sign, the same being shown in normal position.

Figure 3 is a section on line 3+3 Figure 1.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates apedestal in which a stem 2 is mounted to rotate freely, this stem beingconnected to and extended downwardly from a frame 3.

Journaled within the frame is a shaft 4 provided at its front end with awind wheel 5. Secured to this shaft is a gear 6 adapted to drive alarger gear 7 secured to another shaft 8 which is journaled in the frame3 This latter shaft is provided, at its rear end with a cam 9 which canbe in the form of an elongated curved arm, as shown or of any othersuitable construction. A vane 10 is extended rearwardly from the frame 3so as to keep the wheel 5 normally in the wind.

The rear portion of the frame 3' is formed with a slot 10' extendingupwardly and slid- ,able within this slot is the foot 11 of a hanger 12.This hanger is slidable within an opening 13 formed in a platform 14Serial No. $7,964.

which is secured on and adapted to rotate with frame 3.

Secured to and extending upwardly from the platform let are the frontlegportions 15 of a figure simulating an animal. In the present instancethe figure represents: a donkey and includes a body portion 16 pivotallyconnected to and extending between the upper ends of the front legportions 15, the pivotal connection being indicated at 17.

The hind legs 18 of the figure are pivotally connected. to and extend toopposite sides of the rearportion of the body- 15, these leg portionsbeing secured to a pivot member 19 adapted-to rotate. A lever 20 isfixedly con nected to this pivot member and is adapted to swing betweenthe sides of the body 15, there being a link 21 connecting the free endportion of this lever to the platform let as shown.

A strip 22simulating the tail of the animal is pivotally connected tothe body portion at 23 and the forward end of this strip is connected bya link 24 to the lever 20. Said lever 20 is also connected by av link 25to an arm 26 extending from the pivot mem her 27 of the cars 28 of thefigure.

Under normal conditions the figure is positioned as shown inFigure 2with all four of the legs in contact with the platform 14, the ears 28inclined downwardly and forwardly, and the tail 22 also hangingdownwardly. The vane 10 serves to hold the wheel 5 in position where itwill be actuated at all times by air currents. As the wheel 5 rotatesmotion will be transmitted therefrom through shaft 4: and the gears 6and '5 to the cam 9. Each time the cam 9 rotates it comes against thefoot 11 and thrusts it upwardly. This will cause the hanger 12 to thrustupwardly against the body 16 and to cause the same to swing about itsconnection 17 with the front legs 15. As the link 21 is held to theplatform 14: the lever 20 will be caused to swing downwardly relative tothe body 16 and thus pull through the link 24 upon the front end of thetail portion 22. At the same time lever 20 will thrust through link 25against the arm 26 and cause the cars 28 to be lifted as shown inFigure 1. As soon as the cam 9 passes from under the foot 11' of hanger1.2 the parts will drop by gravity to their normal positions shown inFigure 2 until the cam is again brought into place.

The action of the jointed figure in ei1nulating' the movement of ananimal will of course attract the attention of passer-e by so that thesign thus becomes of considerable value :15 an advertising medium.

it will he understood that various kinths of nninm-le can he tlisplayetl illltl operated by practically the $211110 zneelninisln as has beentleseriheil.

\Yhat is elain1e l is:

l. The eoniliiuatiou with a structure niountetl tor rotatioin a windwheel carrietl there n'. anti :1 rune. of :1 li ru re comprising pirotallv eouueeted nleiuhers. one member Of the ligure heine' anchored to saidstructune a rain netuatetl h the \\'l l(l wheel, means operateilinterinit'tently h the rain 1'l'or shifting the other 111en1lnrs oi thefigure relative to said structure. and means conlneetetl to $11111structure and 'to one of the shiiltalole inenihereot the figure formoving saitl shiiltnhle members relative to each other during the11'1oven1ent ot' the Home relative to the structure.

2. The con'ibination with a structure mounted for rotation, a wind wheelcarried thereby and a vane lot :1 cam actuated by the Wilhi wheel, afigure con'iprising pivotaliy connected fixed tllltl inorahle portions,the lixetl portion being mounted on and anchoreil to the structure, ahanger pinota lly connected to one of the movable )ortions of thefigure, a guide therefor, said hanger being positioned for intermittentactuation hy the rain to interrnittently Shift the ligure relative tothe etrueturen a link pivotally connected to said structure. and levertlfltl linlt cinnieetions hetweeu Htlltl link and one ol the movableportions oi the figure tor actuating :-::1iil movable portions relativeto each other through the shitting oi the ligrure relative to thestructure.

In testinunrr that We claim the foregoing as our own, We h11 \e heretoaltixetl our eigg} natures.

AL VNZO l-IAIIIQIN P FNGE. lYllJtJtr-tht ALON ZO FENCE.

